Consolidate repo automation into shared Python core

Author: lucasbellesi

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ Run multi-language smoke checks with:
 
 These smoke checks also compile standalone C# exercises by generating temporary validation projects during the check.
 
+The public PowerShell and Bash scripts are thin wrappers over the shared Python automation core in `scripts/automation.py`. Curriculum validation and smoke target metadata live in `scripts/automation_manifest.json`.
+
 4. Update related README files when behavior or structure changes.
 5. Open a pull request with a clear description of what changed and why.
 

README.md

@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@ bash ./scripts/verify-repo.sh
 
 GitHub Actions validates links, README structure, module completeness, checkpoint completeness, C++ build, and multi-language smoke checks on Linux and Windows.
 
+The public PowerShell and Bash scripts remain the supported entrypoints, but they now delegate to a shared Python automation core under `scripts/automation.py` backed by `scripts/automation_manifest.json`.
+
 The multi-language smoke scripts also compile standalone C# exercises by generating temporary validation projects during the check.
 
 ## Contributing

languages/csharp/03-advanced/copy-and-move-semantics/exercises/01.cs

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ public IntBuffer(List<int> initialValues)
         Console.WriteLine($"Constructed IntBuffer (size={values.Count})");
     }
 
-    private IntBuffer(List<int> sourceValues)
+    private IntBuffer(List<int> sourceValues, bool takeOwnership)
     {
         values = sourceValues;
     }
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ public IntBuffer Transfer()
     {
         List<int> movedValues = values;
         values = new List<int>();
-        IntBuffer transferred = new IntBuffer(movedValues);
+        IntBuffer transferred = new IntBuffer(movedValues, true);
         Console.WriteLine($"Transferred IntBuffer (size={transferred.Size})");
         return transferred;
     }

scripts/automation.py

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+from automation_core.ops import main
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    raise SystemExit(main())

scripts/automation_core/__init__.py

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+"""Shared automation core for repository validation and smoke orchestration."""

scripts/automation_core/manifest.py

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Any
+
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True)
+class Manifest:
+    data: dict[str, Any]
+
+    @property
+    def required_readme_headings(self) -> list[str]:
+        return list(self.data["required_readme_headings"])
+
+    @property
+    def checkpoint_kinds(self) -> list[str]:
+        return list(self.data["checkpoint_kinds"])
+
+    @property
+    def module_order(self) -> dict[str, list[str]]:
+        return {key: list(value) for key, value in self.data["module_order"].items()}
+
+    @property
+    def languages(self) -> dict[str, dict[str, Any]]:
+        return dict(self.data["languages"])
+
+    @property
+    def docs(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        return dict(self.data["docs"])
+
+    @property
+    def smoke(self) -> dict[str, dict[str, Any]]:
+        return dict(self.data["smoke"])
+
+
+def load_manifest(scripts_dir: Path) -> Manifest:
+    manifest_path = scripts_dir / "automation_manifest.json"
+    with manifest_path.open("r", encoding="utf-8") as handle:
+        return Manifest(json.load(handle))